Etymology

bijou

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Today it means: A jewel. Full definition →

French bijou
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bijou · noun1

  1. French · borrowed frombijou
  2. French · borrowed frombijou
  3. English todaybijou

Borrowed from French bijou.

bijou · adjective2

  1. Occitan · derived frompichon“small, little”
  2. Sabir · borrowed frombijou
  3. English todaybijou

Borrowed from Sabir bijou, ultimately from Occitan pichon (“small, little”), influenced by English bijou (“jewel”).

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